Earlene Townsley, age 83, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born September 19, 1928 the daughter of Earl and Jessie (Dobbins) Cullins. Earlene, a homemaker, grew up in Coleman, Texas. After she graduated from Mozelle High School, she married O.B. Townsley on November 2, 1947 in Coleman. As a member of the Blue Bells Auxiliary, Earlene was very dedi...

Herbert "Herb" J. Howie, 79, Liberal, KS, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. He was born February 20, 1933 at Solomon, KS, the son of Henry W. & Helen I. Carpenter Howie. He graduated high school at Solomon, KS. Upon graduation he entered the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. He moved to Liberal in 1955 and married Ola I. Grant on May 5, 195...

Mallory Nicole Meyer, age 23 of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Canyon City, Colorado. She was born May 5, 1989 in Lakin, Kansas, the daughter of Galen H. Meyer and Dana S. Kennedy. Mallory attended school in Ulysses, Kansas and graduated from Ulysses High School in 2007. She obtained her associates degree from Garden City Community College and was a licensed CNA. Mallory was work...

Verona Yost, age 47, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, May 11, 2012 at her Mother’s home in Hickok, Kansas. She was born October 29, 1964 in Johnson, Kansas, the daughter of Loren and Wilda (Koehn) Yost. Verona grew up in Grant County. She moved to Cochise, Arizona in 1996. She loved to cook, the Arizona mountains, her cats, working in her rose garden, and spending time with people. Verona wa...

Larry H. Meier, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses, Kansas. He was born June 26, 1943 at Satanta, Kansas, the son of Clarence Clay (Hap) and Pearl Catherine (Feldman) Meier. Larry was a graduate of Grant County Rural High School and a lifetime resident of Ulysses, Kansas. Following High School, Larry served in the United States Navy. In...

Jerry L. Sloan, 64, Liberal, KS; died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. He was born February 18, 1948 at Liberal, KS, the son of James & Alice M. Robinson Sloan. Jerry attended Liberal schools and graduated Liberal High School in 1966. He was a lifelong cook, working in Denver, CO for many years, and for the past three years at Liberal Inn, Liberal...

Brandon L. Reynolds, 31, Liberal, KS, died Monday, May 7, 2012 at his home. He was born August 30, 1980 in Emporia, KS, the son of James L. & Noelene Heilman Reynolds. He graduated Hugoton High School in 1999. He married Thim Khamphovong, June 2005 in Liberal, KS, she survives. In addition to his wife Thim, he is survived by a son Bradly Reynolds and daughter Rianna Reynolds, Libe...

Alfredo Varela, age 48, died May 3, 2012 at Dodge City , KS . He was born June 1, 1963 at Villa Union, Poanas , Durango , Mexico , the son of Anselmo and Isaura (Manzanales) Varela. He was employed at National Beef Packing Co. since Oct. 2001 as a forklift driver. He had also worked at Seaboard Foods. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Liberal, KS. On Feb. 26, 1997, he marri...

Emilie Bachman, born February 1917, died at her home, May 7, 2012, at the age of 95 years and almost three months. Born in Minnesota and a resident of Meade for sixty-four years. She was a devoted wife and homemaker. Emilie was confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, in 1930, at Mason City, Iowa. She met her soul mate, Edgar Bachman, from Plains, Kansas just before World War II. Afte...

Ruth Belle Turner, age 91, died early Monday morning, May 7, 2012, at the Republic County Hospital Long Term Care Unit, Burr Oak, Kansas. She was born February 11, 1921, at Hugoton, Kansas, the daughter of Emery Daniel and Elsie (Stair) Nelson. She attended Ft. Hays Teachers College and later receiving her nurses degree. In 1952, she moved to Fowler, Kansas, where she worked as a nur...